What happened to my 5 month old?

[MissThing]

Hi girls!

I have no idea what hapenned to my textbook baby. Up untill 2 weeks ago, I knew exactly all his reactions, all feeds, and all cries.

But, it changed. The only thing I ma certain about is that he will go to bed at 6.30pm and wake up at 6-6.30am.

We started weaing at 4 months, and he was fine with it, used to love his food, so everything was ok. He loved his formula as well and was eating fine. Now he is very fussy. He often refuses formula, and it is ipossible to make him have it. The only time he has it with no fuss, when asleep.

He still likes his solids, but, he is more fussy about them.

He is hitting me, and reminds me of a little wild monkey.

He was always clingy, but now I cant leave him with no cry even to go the loo.

In the night he wakes up more for a dummy.

And during the day he just wants to be played with.

For a note, he is healthy, isnt constipated, putting on weight jus fine and his teething is under control. So it must be something else.

Is it just a phase?Please tell me it will stop soon.

He is a ver happy smiley baby and very smart too.

Hope for help,
Carina

 

[newmum]

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[MissThing]

Thanks for reply! By the way, he isnt sleeping throught! He wakes up 2 to 3 time for a feed, plus, few times for a dummy

That is what I was thinking about, that he has too much energy. Well, good to know that we are not the only one.

Just donr understand that food thing. He just isnt keen on formula. I think he noticed that fruit juice and solids tastes better and now refusing it. Will try for a few days not to give him anything apartf from formula, hopefully it will help.

 

[trixipaws]

melissa went off milk once she was on solids. she still likes it but just not as much. oh and she screams the place down if i leave the room- even to go pee- i believe it is 'separation anxiety', it began at around 4/5 months and is still going strong!

 

[Red_Fairy]

hannah changed alot between 4 months and 5. Became alot harder work. She also dosent sleep through. (sinse turning 5 months)
I have good patches and bad. Only last week i was having the worst time with her, yet this week shes so much easier. Im not an expert but im starting now to get used to the fact that with my daughter we have good weeks (genrally happy, eats loads, sleeps 'better', can ocupie herself, not as many tantrums) and bad weeks (no sleep, physical violence (big time) tantrum after tantrum, tears/moans for nothing, wont eat much etcetc)
The thing that keeps me going is i know (or somtimes hope!') she'll come out of it. And she'll be easier again..

 

[jayla's mummy]

- won't play on the floor by herself very often at the moment
- often cries if I leave the room
- wants to be carried everywhere (but mainly so she can get the things she wants to play with )
- hitting, scratching and biting but not really getting what she is doing
- hates being on her back. Her hated tummy time is almost prefered
- frustrated because she can't do the things she wants to do or get the things she wants to pick up. Guess her ideas are a bit ahead of her body.

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my jayla is exactly the same

 

[Lola's Mummy]

Lola's the same I can't do anything on my own

 

[mamichuli]

You are quite right, it IS a phase. They are all going from "tiny baby" to "big baby" and they want to do more by themselves. - and cant. They want to sit up, and cant, they want to stand and cant they want to crawl and cant. It is soooooooooooo frustrating for them because they want to do all this things and cant - unaided; but you can enable them to do this, so they want you there 24/7 to help them achieve their goals, to hold them in a sitting position, standing position, etc. You have become the official support group for baby! It's exhausting, I know. They have also worked out that you will run to them if they scream and shout about it. Not a bad idea to let them howl for a couple of mins as long as they are safe, on the floor, etc. They do need to learn that you cant pay attention to them aaaall the time. Not fair on mum. Also if they dont learn it when they are young it becomes much more difficult when they are toddlers. As Trixi was saying, it prob is separation anxiety. The best way to cure that is to leave them for a couple of mins - next time five, next time six. It is a long time for them, but when you go to them be all smiles and "see, Mum is here, its ok", so they work out that you are there, coming back.
Sleeping is a different issue, tho. I think all babies are different in that sense. I have three, have brought them all up exactly the same and sleeping was a bit of an issue with number 1, but not with the others.

Hope this helps, I am afraid it is a question of patience too, until they start sitting up unaided and crawling, geting a bit of independence



Lisa

 

[maybebaby]

Austin started getting really clingy around 6 months and still is now. He's not fussy with food and has started getting better at night but otherwise yoiu could hav described my baby! He hits & bites all the time but I think he's trying to be affectionate and hasn't worked out it hurts. He's really clingy with me but not with anyone else, if I leave him with OH he's fine but the minute I walk back in the room he starts crying for me to pick him up.

So in short, it is a phase but may last longer than you expect!

 

[MissThing]

Oh, girls!

Thanks for your replies so so much! I was thinking, that when Daniel will get a bit older it will get easier How naive I was.


Rachel-sorry you are having a tough time. I so understand it.

Mamichuli-thanks for your explanation. It really helped to understand the situation much better. It is just so frustrating when you cant understand your baby. No I understand him more. Probably it doesnt help, that he has a cast on his leg because of his club foot. He used to love to swim and jump in a door bouncer, and now he cant do anything like that. So, probably he has loads of energy and nowhere to put it.

Well, girls, again, for me it is "welcome to motherhood".

 

[newmum]

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[mamichuli]

Aww, Carina, I remember about the cast now - how much longer does the poor lil lad have to wear it? Hope its not too much longer...

Lisa

 

[newmum]

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[kimmumof2]

my Lo is exactly the same i can only clean or have a shower when she naps which only gives me 20 minutes lol. i think it is just a phase and from what i can remember with dd1 it didnt last long but then at about 10 months they go through a seperation anxiety from mum and scream the place down whenever you leave them, not looking forward to that again.

in a few weeks when they can do more things and are just a little more independant it will change but its still weird how it seems to just happen overnight.

xxxxx

 

[MissThing]

Aww, Carina, I remember about the cast now - how much longer does the poor lil lad have to wear it? Hope its not too much longer...

Lisa

I hope not too long. The problem is, that the doctor doesnt know it himself He might need an operation afterwards, so I really hope he will escape that. They said, that he will need a general anasthetic because he is so strong.

And then he will have to wear special shues for quite a long time. But he will be ok when he will grow up

 

[MissThing]

Well, it got a bit easier since my DH came back from his business trip, at least he is eating better.